Awesomeg said:
Hi Alex from Toronto....
Congratulations.... it took only 4 months.... that's amazing....
when did you send your application ????
Here's a timeline
December 06, 2013 application package sent along with Medical all together
January 30th, 2014-apporved by CIC Mississauga
Mid February documents reach Manila embassy
June 27th, 2014 received document from Manila embassy for passport and photos request
Wife sent them all on June 30th, 2014-Now Waiting
Lots of folks told me that it shouldn't take too long for them to return the passport stamped with Visa as a matter of fact thats what one person asked and the other one answered to him:
Help please. We got an email from the embassy for passport request. We preferred to send it to them on April 27th. How long will it take to receive our VISA and our mom's confirmation of permanent resident?
Thank you Smiley
Depends on where the return address is in the application. You were given a timeline until when/within when to submit your PPs in your PPR letter right? And in that same PPR letter - there is a statement there that reads the duration within where CEM will endeavor to return - can you check that statement? Usually the range specified by CEM is to return the PPs within 90 days - it may differ from applicant to applicant.
Typically if the return address is outside of the PH then the return time ranges from 3 - 5 weeks (based from returns to applicants from ME and Canada who posted here). Typically if the return address is in the PH - return times are much faster, 2-3 weeks or even a week less - depends on the location (MM vs provinces) - based on the posts here. This assumes no more added verification on the information in your PPs against that included in the application and in the supporting docs (i.e change in marital status, birth of a child, change of address, etc.)
Note return times could be counted from the time the PPs are received by CEM (CEM may differ Smiley ), so if you have a tracking receipt when you couriered your PPs, then add 1-2 days for CEM to open the package, and then start to verify the details in the passports against the information in the application, print COPRs and stamp the passports and send the PPs back.
Let me know what is your status and the situation as well, take care and God Bless
P.S. some people said that they got visa back in as little as 4 to 5 days some waited 1 to 2 month or 2 to 3 weeks i guess it all depends on the visa officer etc, who knows)))
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